It is 7 a.m. when Wladek’s truck enters the huge parking lot of LSDH, a European leader in packed milk and juices. After 10 hours of night driving to this Loire Valley warehouse, he is tired, hoping to load his shipment quickly and leave.

At most warehouses around the world, what Wladek would do next is entirely predictable: Wait for your turn, adapt to the supply chain constraints, and hope to be able to maintain your human dignity — not an abstraction in this case. For truckers, that means to take a shower, eat a snack, and, possibly, to rest. Usually, they are deprived of these opportunities, but not at LSDH.

After signing in, Wladek can settle down in a lodge on the property called the Trucker’s House. There he can wash himself, have food, watch TV in a lounge, and even take a nap in

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